From the monthly archives:

November 2007

New York Times Gives A Nod To Shangri-La

by Robert Peake November 30, 2007

Just a quick note to say that the New York Times casts Ojai in a fairly favorable light in today’s article in their travel section. The article also includes a photo of my boss and his puppy, with some commentary from David on what makes Ojai great (no comment from the…

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The End of Civilization

by Kenley Neufeld November 30, 2007

According to a National Geographic report, temperatures in North America have risen almost two degrees in the last twenty years. Can this big thaw be stopped? I previously posted about vegetarianism and the environment and highlighted other changes taking place in our environment. I am deeply concerned about the future my children…

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Dispatches From Palestine: An Ojai Rebel in the Occupied Territories

by Tyler Suchman November 29, 2007

The following was submitted as a guest editorial by regular Ojai Post reader and occasional contributor Sean P. Keenan. Note there are some PG-13 words in the following correspondence from former Ojai resident Mac Lojowski.


mac lojowskiI first met Mac Lojowski in the fall of 2002. We would see him posing around…

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Another Week On Planet Ojai: The Leaf Saga Continues!

by Suza Francina November 29, 2007

Another busy week on Planet Earth. My niece had a beautiful, healthy baby girl Tuesday afternoon, twelve days after one impatient doctor wanted to schedule an induction. (We declined–that’s another story.) Now I’m back with my nose to the grindstone, scrambling to finish projects due the end of the month.
I…

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Open Thread

by Open Thread November 29, 2007

ojai bee

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We Have an Ordinance (No. 798)

by Kenley Neufeld November 27, 2007

It all began in April 2006 with the impending opening of Jersey Mike’s, when many Ojai residents awoke to realize that we didn’t have an ordinance banning chain stores. Twenty months later, effective December 28, 2007, we have an ordinance on the Ojai Municipal Code regulating chain stores. The new…

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Ojai Peace Coalition’s New Action Blog!

by evan austin November 27, 2007


Introducing the new Ojai Peace Coalition Action Blog, which will feature current actions, archive our action alerts, maintain a set of links for online peace activism, and more! Visit now and let me know what you think about it!

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Vote Yes For Solar

by Michael Lind November 26, 2007

Vote Yes For Solar
We need your help. Vote for solar before December 4, 2007 to show your support for the future of clean and renewable energy sources.
The dynamic growth of the solar industry has been made possible due to the generous tax credits offered by the government. However, current Senate…

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The Spirit of the Age

by Suza Francina November 26, 2007

I always wondered what the word “Zeitgeist” meant. Since Dutch is my mother tongue, I was especially interested to learn that Zeitgeist is originally a German expression that means “the spirit of the age,” literally translated as “time (Zeit) spirit (Geist).” It describes the intellectual and cultural climate of an…

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Peace Train

by Suza Francina November 25, 2007

http://www.lucasgray.com/video/peacetrain.html

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